8♠ 9♠ Q♥ K♠ + 10♣ cut = 3 points

What the ten of clubs contributes

Holding 8 of spades, 9 of spades, queen of hearts, king of spades with the ten of clubs as the cut scores 3 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ten of clubs contribute 3 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of three: 8 of spades, 9 of spades, ten of clubs — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of diamonds (3 points); ten of hearts (3 points); ten of spades (3 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 32 possible cuts score less than 3, 8 score the same (including the ten of clubs), and 8 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 5 points, averaging 1.92 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.